Assil Halimi holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and has authored peer-reviewed publications and patents focused on reactor design and fuel optimization. He has held positions as a reactor operator at Engie and advanced reactor designer at EDF, and has collaborated with major nuclear engineering firms including Westinghouse, NuScale, and Rolls-Royce on pressurized water reactor development.
Intro paths
Assil went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Apollo Atomics, Inc.'s batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Assil can intro founders to Apollo Atomics, Inc.'s investors below.
Apollo Atomics, Inc.'s investors · 7
Co-founders
